The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-05-13

| VOL VI. .jss:..;ss' June. ssss'
incidents Of ghastly murder, sound for
sound and deed for deed; being rehearsed at
night by unsubstantial actors before two
young men, who We're unacquainted with
the history of the house. Marion Harland
evidently believes that these witnesses speak
truly, and those who have ever known this
admirable writer in her domestic life will
trust her keen observation. The faith Of
others may be helped by the knowledge that
she is the wife Of an eminent clergyman.
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Boston revels in the uncanny just now
Richard Mansfield's irupersonation Of the
licentious, heartless Baron Chevrial, from
whom all of the better human nature seems
burned away by the flame Of desire, is bit
Of genuine art whose impression on the
memory time can hardly weaken, and this
week he piles on the agony with the contrast
of his dual character, the amiable DR..
Jekyll who is transformed into the fiendish
Mr.. Hyde. The adapter Of Stevenson's
Boston man. Boston is eager to claim
VAoHSHCAi, uS Oil uetoPWou Dull.
"Jim, the Penman," detective story Of
great dramatic ingenuity, and played by q
superb company, is drawing large audiences
to the Park, and will continue to do SO dur
ing the months run allotted to it. It then
goes to Chicago.
The play is not to be thought of as the
ordinary melodrama, compounded Of rant
and gore Indeed, its strongest situation is
in the scene when Mrs. Ralston (Agnes
Booth compares silently her husbands
writing with the forged letters, and shows
by her expression that she is gradually becom-
ing aware Of his guilt. The play has been
compared to the 1.-TWO Orphans in point
of success. 1t is not so exhaustive of the
tear ducts as that lachrymose affair.
June will bring to this theater one of the
too rare visits Of Nat Goodwin. When he
came here from New York for a benefit
performance few weeks ago he promised
that he would soon come again
to give several weeks performances. The
applause given him as he came forward at
that time was such as only one other person
on Boston stage has received this season.
The Patti audience at La Traviata broke
the record when they forced their idol to
sing them "Home, Sweet Home.'
Goodwin will offer ''The Mascot, " ssThe
Skating Rink" and "Little Jack Shepard.n
Abbey & Schoeffel will depart from their
usual custom by keeping the Park open all
summer. They are negotiating for ''some-
thing not at all in the ordinary line."
The Hollis will close toward the end of
June, the length Of the season depending on
the run of "Evangeline, which is fresher
than ever and bright as the newest coin on
a girls bangle, with new music, fine cos
TUNES and scenery and pretty women. The
fisherman Is still playing lone hand, and
the heifer is as lively as Of old. JYis not.
copies Of Longfellow's poem to the theater
as ibrettos.
Chestnutting is also timely at the other
theaters. An attempt will be made to
stretch out Ruddygore for some weeks yet.
Doubtless the result will be boom for its
reputation on the New England circuit.
The company is well-chosen, and sings the
opera so well that its comparative lack of
humor and dramatic interest is less notice
able Entrusted to the mercies of inferior
companies on the road comparisons with the
Mikado will be odious
An opera called Pinafore has been fairly
successful at the Boston theater. This week
the theater's season has begun to fray out,
with such stuff as "On the Rio Grande,''
Hermann the magician, ETC. For the fall
we are promised IA Run Of Luck" Pettitts
English sporting drama, which Eugene
Tompkins has crossed the sea to procure.
The Museum may triae with comic opera
this summer.
The managers of Mystic park intend to
have trotting meetings for four days each
month during June, July, August and Sep
tember. The races for the Golden colt
stakes and the New England breeders
meeting will be events of the season.
***
The town is charmed with the simplicity
Of the plan for it's reformation which Jesse
Cove, the original Blaine man." is pushing
in the legislature. The scheme is to abolish
all the city departments which spend the ap-
and let a board of public works
finger the money. There could be no al
dermanic scandals, for there would be no
aldermen.
There are indications that Hugh O'Brien's
friends look upon him as Cleveland, No. 2.
He has undergone the preliminary ordeal.
He has eaten dinner at Brooklyn.
1.-THE lobby must 60" Yes but they
lon't go.
That apothecary- incubator, the Massachu-
setts College of Pharmacy, has fine new
building on Garrison street.
Millions in it. West End shareholders
ire loud in favor of slicing the Common, or
making huge mole-tracks in it.
Business men want property adjoining the |
Arlington street church, and the Back Bay
rembles
the Globe has not lived in vain. Its new
buildings front of the handsome Long
meadow brown stone is pleasing variation |
rom the eye-tiring GRANTEES and marbles of
Washington street.
A tramp, summing himself on bench on
he Common, voiced this weighty objection
o the West End scheme: 1.-THE trains would |
make such racket us fellows couldn't sleep
lere."
Queen Kapiolani is being royalty enter
aimed here.
The Press club has vindicated its dignity |
" expelling one member; how about the
eporter who sued newspaper for ibels
Jnder the unjust libel laws the jury had to
eturn verdict for the plaintiff but their
pinion of the case was indicated by the
ize of the damages, 81. If bringing a
ibel suit isn't unprofessional conduct,
vhat is?
George Riddle has manfully apologized,
hough without retracting. If he has done
nything he is sorry for, he hopes to be for
riven. and ROcton iS wi1linC.